Please grade this bizarro FF 28

[Sharkey]

Here's a unique one: this book is VERY structurally sound. No creasing. A few spine stresses, top right corner slightly blunted, very minor overhang top edge, and that's pretty much it. Very little wear. Still has nice gloss.

 

BUT.... this puppy must've been stored in the window on the sunny side of the street! EXTREME fading. Boo hoo hoo!

 

Whaddaya call it? Besides a cryin' shame.....

 

[seank]

In bizarro world that book am Gem Minty 10.0.

[Fury's_Revenge]

in real life I'd guess 5.0 or less...but just a guess!!!!

[Mr. Zipper]

It looks like it came from a LCS on Long Island I used to frequent. The guy had about 100 Silver Age books on the wall since Day 1 and every book was badly faded like this. Of course, the prices remained at OS book value.

 

In any case, this is far more than simple "fading." It's extreme enough to be called sun "damage" IMO and should be treated as a serious flaw. No better than Good, IMO.

[LastStarfighter]

4.0 That fading is X-treme!! Perhaps exposed to gamma radiation?

[nik]

I'm thinking "color variant" and sit back and let the bidding war begin

[divad]

boo-hoo is right - it's a keeper! (basically because no one else would want it)

 

Such disrespect really gets my blood boilin'

[Sharkey]

I'm thinking "color variant" and sit back and let the bidding war begin

 

[Murph]

It'd probably be in the realm of 3.0. JC has an X-men 94 with a faded cover and pretty much no wear to the book that got something around that number.

 

Brian

[FFB]

Me not grade this bizarro FF#28 not 3.5.

[Sharkey]

 

 

Me am so happy for the grading advice me could cry.

[archiefan]

It looks like it came from a LCS on Long Island I used to frequent. The guy had about 100 Silver Age books on the wall since Day 1 and every book was badly faded like this. Of course, the prices remained at OS book value.

 

In any case, this is far more than simple "fading." It's extreme enough to be called sun "damage" IMO and should be treated as a serious flaw. No better than Good, IMO.

 

Or would this get a Qualified grade?

[FFB]

It looks like it came from a LCS on Long Island I used to frequent. The guy had about 100 Silver Age books on the wall since Day 1 and every book was badly faded like this. Of course, the prices remained at OS book value.

 

In any case, this is far more than simple "fading." It's extreme enough to be called sun "damage" IMO and should be treated as a serious flaw. No better than Good, IMO.

 

Or would this get a Qualified grade?

 

Nope.

[divad]

It looks like it came from a LCS on Long Island I used to frequent. The guy had about 100 Silver Age books on the wall since Day 1 and every book was badly faded like this. Of course, the prices remained at OS book value.

 

In any case, this is far more than simple "fading." It's extreme enough to be called sun "damage" IMO and should be treated as a serious flaw. No better than Good, IMO.

 

Or would this get a Qualified grade?